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The Times' NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines this week's matchups. Lines according to Glantz-Culver (O/U = over/under). Last week's record 9-7 (.563); season 122-69-1 (.639). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 6-9-1 (.400); season 100-91-1 (.524). :: Pittsburgh (7-5) at Cincinnati (8-3-1) Sunday, 10 a.m. Steelers 24, Bengals 21 TV: Channel 2. DirecTV: 705. Line: Bengals by 3. O/U: 47. Ben Roethlisberger has owned Ohio, and the Steelers play teams in their division better than they play most everybody else. Bengals have to ask: Which Andy Dalton shows up? :: Houston (6-6) at Jacksonville...

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The Times' NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines this week's matchups. Lines according to Glantz-Culver (O/U = over/under). Last week's record 9-7 (.563); season 122-69-1 (.639). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the...

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The fix is in — and it's working.
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Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers didn't put up his typical gaudy numbers Sunday. He didn't throw four touchdown passes or roll up 400 yards. He did something better.
He did the Lambeau Limp.
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Who is the worst of the worst?
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Oh, snap!
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The Times’ NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines this week’s matchups. Lines according to Glantz-Culver (O/U = over/under). Farmer’s record last year was 159-96-1 (.624). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread...

More than ever, NFL owners are long on expectations and short on patience with new coaches.
And can you blame them?
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The NFL has lifted the suspension of guard Richie Incognito — the player at the center of the Miami Dolphins’ locker-room bullying scandal — and at least one interested team is weighing the merits of signing him.
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Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig was arrested on suspicion of reckless driving Saturday morning in Florida after his Mercedes-Benz was clocked traveling 110 mph in a 70-mph zone, police said.
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In keeping with tradition, the NFL sent questionnaires to its eight new head coaches during the off-season, quizzing them on random topics. Among the questions was, "Who has the hardest job in football?"
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are finalizing a deal to make Lovie Smith their next head coach, according to a report by Fox's Jay Glazer.
Smith, fired by Chicago after the 2012 season, was a linebackers coach in Tampa from 1996-2000 before becoming...

Following the Miami Dolphins' late-season collapse, owner Stephen Ross immediately began contemplating a possible organizational shake-up.
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If the Chicago Bears make changes this off-season, it will not be at quarterback.
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